The former Crimson Tide kicker who didn't miss a single extra point or field goal attempt last season has signed a contract with the Atlanta Falcons, his parents, Barry and Barbara, announced in an e-mail to AL.com.

Shortly after last month's NFL Draft came to an end, Shelley considered an offer to attend the Houston Texans' rookie camp, but the offer from the Falcons "seemed to fit his and their needs best," his parents wrote in the e-mail.

SO excited to FINALLY tell everyone that @jeremyshelley90 is officially an ATLANTA FALCON! Congrats J, we all love you! #RISEUP

Shelley will have his work cut out for him in Atlanta, as 37-year-old Matt Bryant has held the position since 2009. Bryant connected on 33-of-38 field goal attempts and all 44 PATs last season.

Shelley, who made all 11 of his field goal attempts and all 69 of his PATs in 2012, put himself in front of NFL scouts on numerous occasions during the months leading up to the draft.

In January, he participated in the Raycom College Football All-Star Classic in Montgomery. In March, he spent a weekend in Phoenix, where he won the Greg Zauner College Senior Specialists Kicking Combine by hitting numerous kicks from 50+ yards, something he wasn't asked to do at Alabama. Shelley also attended both of Alabama's Pro Days.

"This time period has given me the opportunity to work on that more than
when I was playing at Alabama, when I didn't have to necessarily work as
far back because I wasn't going to be hitting those anyways," Shelley said in March. "This has
gotten me to the point where I'm extremely comfortable hitting from back there and getting extremely
consistent out there as well as keeping my consistency I always had
inside."